Days and times
Our programme of short courses varies for each term of the academic year. You can explore the range of Continuing Education courses for each specific term by day and time, ideal if you have a particular day of the week or time slot in mind.
Choose the relevant day of the week to find out which short courses usually have classes on that day and whether delivery is online or in-person. This page will be updated as new courses are announced.
Term 1: September start
When browsing the course options for any day in term one, click the course name for further details about the programme. You can also browse the full programme by subject area.
Monday
| Course | Location | Time |
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| Reading Jeremiah 33-52 | online | 1.30 - 3.30pm |
| Ancient Greece - Origins | online | 10.30am - 12.30pm |
| Introduction to Creative Writing | Campus | 7 - 9pm |
| Scriptwriting for TV and Film with Adam Simpson | Campus | 6 - 8pm |
| The Age of Augustus Caesar | Campus | 2 - 4pm |
Tuesday
| Course | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 21st Century Women Writers: Myths and Mortals | Campus | 11am - 1pm |
| A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words - writing short stories inspired by art | Campus | 6 - 8pm |
| How to Win an Argument | Online | 6 - 7.30pm |
| Introduction to Welfare Rights | Online | 6 - 8pm |
| Python Coding for Beginners | Campus | 6 - 8pm |
| Landscape and Imagination Art, Poetry and Music Across the 20th Century | Campus | 11am - 1pm |
| Landscape and Imagination Art, Poetry and Music Across the 20th Century | Campus | 6 - 8pm |
| An Introduction to Ancient Greek | Online | 6 - 8pm |
Wednesday
| Course | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|
| The Rise of the Gothic, 1764-1820 | Online | 6 - 8pm |
| An Introduction to Reading & Writing Poetry | Campus | 6 - 8pm |
| Poetry Workshop | Campus | 11am - 1pm |
| Storytelling Fundamentals: From Planning to the Page | Online | 7 - 9pm |
| Advanced Screenwriting and Story Solutions with Adam Simpson | Campus | 6 - 8pm |
| An introduction to Latin | Online | 6 - 8pm |
Thursday
| Course | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Land, Sea and Air: Art in Transit | Campus | 1 - 3pm |
| Byron: A Life in Verse | Online | 6 - 8pm |
| (Re)imagining the Brontës: Jane Eyre | Online | 6 - 8pm |
| Arthur Miller: ‘Death of a Salesman’ and ‘The Crucible’ | Campus | 2 - 4pm |
| Dreamscapes | Campus | 11am - 1pm |
| Running in the Family: Remarkable Mothers and Daughters of the Long 18th Century | Ness Botanic Gardens | 2 - 4pm |
| Who is Who is New Kingdom Egypt | Campus | 11am - 1pm |
| Foundations of Western Philosophy: From Ancient Greece to the Enlightenment | Campus | 6 - 8pm |
| Plato & Socrates: Philosophy of the Self | Campus | 6 - 8pm |
| Exploring the History of Women's Magazines | Campus | 1 - 3pm |
| Remarkable Women: May Morris and the Female Pioneers of the Arts & Crafts Movement | Campus | 2 - 4pm |
| Women and Love in the Graeco-Roman world. | Online | 6 - 8pm |
Friday
| Course | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|
| British Art in the 19th Century | Campus | 11am - 1pm |
| British Art of the 20th Century | Campus | 11am - 1pm |
| An Introduction to the French Revolution | Online | 3 - 5pm |
| A Miscarriage of Justice? The Dreyfus Affair | Online | 10am - 12pm |
| Land, Sea and Air: Art in Transit | Campus | 1 - 3pm |
| The Monthly Novel: Life and Death in Venice | Campus | 11am - 2pm |
| European Literature in Translation: European Society After World War Two: Novels by Pavese, de Beauvoir and Boll | Campus | 11am - 1pm |
Saturday
| Course | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|
| The Art of Christmas | Campus | 10am - 1pm |
| DOCKERS & UMBRELLAS: The Liverpool Overhead Railway – A Visual History (STUDY DAY) | Campus | 10am - 4pm |
| Shakespeare on the Couch: ‘All’s Well That Ends Well’ | Campus | 10am - 4pm |
| A History of Persia: the 1st Millennium CE | Campus | 10am - 3pm |
| Graphic Novels: Thinking Inside the Box(es) | Campus | 10am - 3pm |
| Bes and Taweret: Protectors of the living and the dead | Campus | 10am - 3pm |
| One Day Introduction to Screenwriting with Adam Simpson | Campus | 10am - 4pm |
| Landscape and Imagination Art, Poetry and Music Across the 20th Century | Ness Botanic Gardens | 10am - 4pm |
| 'Art for Art’s Sake? Whistler and the Aesthetic Movement in Britain' | Campus | 10am - 5pm |
Term 2: January start
Information about courses in term 2, commencing January 2027, will be available later this year. Please keep checking this page for updates.
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Term 3: April start
Information about courses in term 3, commencing April 2027, will be available early next year. Please keep checking this page for updates.
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